NewSpace Systems

NewSpace Systems is a Stellenbosch, South Africa-based satellite component manufacturer founded in 2011, specializing in attitude determination and control system (ADCS) components for small satellites — a critical niche that has made the company a global supplier to CubeSat and microsatellite manufacturers across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa.

The company's product catalog covers the core ADCS component stack: reaction wheels (RW) for precise attitude control through angular momentum exchange (the NewSpace Systems NRWA series spans from 0.5 Nm to 4 Nm storage capacity for CubeSat to microsatellite applications); star trackers (ST) for precision attitude determination using stellar field pattern matching (the NSST series achieves sub-0.01° pointing knowledge in operational orbits); sun sensors; magnetorquers for detumbling and low-power attitude maintenance; and integrated ADCS units that combine sensors and actuators with embedded control algorithms.

These components are designed to work as a system or be purchased individually for integration into customer-designed satellite buses. NewSpace Systems' Stellenbosch location places it within South Africa's premier aerospace and technology cluster centered on Stellenbosch University, which has produced several satellite companies and provides a pipeline of technical talent. The company has supplied ADCS components to hundreds of satellite missions globally, including university CubeSats, commercial Earth observation smallsats, and African national space programs.

Clients include GomSpace, Endurosat, AAC Clyde Space, and numerous other satellite manufacturers who source ADCS hardware from NewSpace rather than developing in-house capability. NewSpace Systems competes with Berlin Space Technologies, ZARM Technik, and Maryland Aerospace (MAI) in the global CubeSat and smallsat ADCS component market.